the sketchbook

happy moments/dorky smiles

I went through all of my pictures on my computer and pulled some pictures of me truly smiling. I happen to be a fan of not smiling/barely smiling in pictures so a picture of me fully smiling can be rare. These pictures here are from the past two years or so leading up to about two weeks ago. Sometimes a little reminder of happy times can be helpful.

pretending everything's okay

self portrait taken on a fantastic evening running 

around town with my friends. I promise I was happier

than I look in the picture.

fall in all its glory

I've been wanting to go camping lately. I don't even know why. I haven't been actual camping since I was 8 or younger, I can't even remember. I want to grab some friends or even just go alone. I actually wish I could go camping alone, but as a young female that definitely wouldn't be a good idea. Oh, I wish though. I also want to go hiking. I want to go somewhere north from me, and before all the leaves fall off of the trees. They're probably nice and colorful in most areas by now.

Alas, bonfires and star watching minus the camping part will have to do for now.

days where the light is perfect and the mood is low

a quiet monday night...

I bought a sticker maker today so I can turn my monster scribbles into stickers.

gator-ade

Gatorade will turn your tongue blue. 

I wish I could have a proper vacation this summer. I usually go to Florida every summer for an undecided amount of time. This year, I have a job. Bills to pay. Responsibilities. I suppose it's worth it though since I have a car now. I HAD spare money before but everything really goes to be saved or towards my car payment now. I guess that's worth more than a 3-4 week vacation, but I still wish I could go. I'd love to go to take some stereotypical pictures of the beach, swim at my favorite spring, and go look for gators around lakes.

I did get a little mini-vacation though. I spent 4 days at a Christian music festival with my church's youth group. While it was an amazing time, the place we went wasn't that far away and we had to sleep in tents. I like my vacations far away and sleeping in a comfortable bed.

I feel like I'm almost making this summer sound bittersweet when in actuality it's been one of the best summers of my entire life. Almost every single day that I wasn't working was spent with friends. I've had countless sleepovers and I went on a few day trips. Tonight is just one of those nights where I miss the "big vacation". But honestly, I don't think I'd trade a trip to Florida in exchange for the summer I've had. And hey, it's not over yet :)